Tomáš Enge
Tomáš Enge is a former professional racing driver from the Czech Republic, who has competed in many classes of motorsport, including three races in Formula One. He has twice been sanctioned professionally for drug offences.
Career
Born in Liberec, Enge started his career at the age of 16, entering a Ford Fiesta he bought with his own money in the Czechoslovakian Ford Fiesta Cup. He participated in the final three races of the Formula One season, debuting on 16 September at the Italian Grand Prix. Enge was brought in as a replacement for Luciano Burti after the latter's crash in the Belgian race, becoming his country's first Formula One driver. The Prost team folded before the start of the 2002 season, leaving Enge without a drive.He obtained his Formula One break using the sponsorship from the local Coca-Cola subsidiary, which had also funded the Nordic Racing F3000 team he raced for that year. He finished third in the 2001 standings despite missing the final race, and was stripped of the 2002 title due to a positive marijuana test. He returned to Formula 3000 in 2004, and then headed to America for 2005, driving for Panther Racing in the IRL, with modest success. Among his 17 career IRL starts was his rookie start in the 2005 Indianapolis 500. He then drove for Team Czech Republic in the 2005-2006 A1GP season. Enge has also been a frequent driver for Prodrive's sportscar teams, driving both their Ferrari 550 Maranellos and Aston Martin DBR9s in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2006 he was driver of the #007 Aston Martin Racing entry in the American Le Mans Series, but for 2007 will switch to the Petersen/White Lightning Ferrari F430.
On 31 March 2007, Enge was injured whilst driving his F430 at the ALMS St. Petersburg race. The car crashed whilst leading the GT2 class, suffering heavy damage to the driver's side and a brief fire. Enge was removed under medical supervision and transported to the local medical centre. He was later revealed to have suffered a shattered elbow, cracked ribs, a partially collapsed lung and a potentially broken ankle, but not to be in any serious danger.
On 21 July 2007, Enge was released from his contract with Peterson Motorsports/White Lightning Racing due to a penalty incurred after crashing into Mika Salo during the Acura Sports Car Challenge ALMS race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
In 2009 he drove for Aston Martin Racing in the Le Mans Series and won the championship alongside Stefan Mücke and Jan Charouz. He remained with Aston Martin, as he moved into the FIA GT1 World Championship for the 2010 season, joining Darren Turner at Young Driver AMR. The pairing finished fourth in the championship with three victories. Enge and Turner were split for the 2011 season; Turner was joined by Stefan Mücke, while Enge was partnered by Alex Müller. Enge and Müller achieved two victories as they finished fourth in the championship.
With Young Driver AMR pulling out of the championship to focus on other series, Enge moved to the Reiter Engineering Lamborghini squad for the 2012 season, where he partnered socialite Albert von Thurn und Taxis. The pairing were lying tenth in the championship after four rounds; their best result was a second-place finish at the Slovakia Ring. On 19 June 2012, it was announced that Enge had tested positive for a banned substance at the Navarra round of the championship, and was suspended from racing. At the beginning of August, it was announced that Enge was to be suspended from racing for 18 months. Enge is appealing the decision on the grounds that the positive test was caused by medication he is taking for a chronic cardiovascular condition.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
| 1998 | Auto Sport Racing | OSC | IMO | CAT | SIL | MON | PAU | A1R | HOC 15 | HUN 12 | SPA 7 | PER Ret | NÜR 6 | 23rd | 1 |
| 1999 | WRT Fina | IMO DNQ | MON DNQ | CAT 14 | MAG 2 | SIL 17 | A1R 11 | HOC Ret | HUN 14 | SPA 11 | NÜR Ret | 11th | 6 | ||
| 2000 | MySAP.com | IMO 5 | SIL 13 | CAT Ret | NÜR Ret | MON DNQ | MAG 5 | A1R 16 | HOC 1 | HUN 17 | SPA 6 | 6th | 15 | ||
| 2001 | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | INT 12 | IMO 3 | CAT 1 | A1R 3 | MON 7 | NÜR 1 | MAG 3 | SIL 5 | HOC 5 | HUN 11 | SPA 4 | MNZ | 3rd | 39 |
| 2002 | Arden International | INT Ret | IMO 6 | CAT 2 | A1R 1 | MON 3 | NÜR 13 | SIL 1 | MAG 1 | HOC Ret | HUN DSQ | SPA 4 | MNZ 2 | 3rd | 50 |
| 2004 | Ma-Con Engineering | IMO 5 | CAT Ret | MON 14 | NÜR 7 | MAG 2 | SIL 3 | HOC Ret | HUN 4 | SPA 4 | MNZ 2 | 4th | 38 |
Complete Formula One results
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
| Prost Acer | Prost AP04 | Acer V10 | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA 12 | USA 14 | JPN Ret | 24th | 0 |
Complete American Le Mans Series results
Complete European Le Mans Series results
Rolex Series career
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
| 2007 | SAMAX | R24 6 | MEX | MIA | VIR | LAG | WG6 Ret | MDO | DAY | IOW | BAR | MON | WGI Ret | SON Ret | SLC 2 | 35th | 93 |
| 2008 | Peter Baron | R24 Ret | MIA | MEX | VIR | LAG | WG6 | MDO | DAY | BAR | MON | WGI | SON | NJ | SLC | NC | 0 |
| 2009 | Alegra Motorsports | R24 Ret | VIR | NJ | LAG | WG6 | MDO | DAY | BAR | WGI | MON | SLC | MIA 12 | 44th | 35 | ||
| 2011 | Starworks Motorsport | R24 Ret | MIA | BAR | VIR | LIM | WG6 | ROA | LAG | NJ | WGS | LAG | MON | MDO | NC | 0 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
American Open-Wheel
IndyCar Series
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2005–06 | Czech Republic | GBR SPR | GBR FEA | GER SPR 11 | GER FEA Ret | POR SPR 5 | POR FEA 9 | AUS SPR Ret | AUS FEA Ret | MYS SPR 16 | MYS FEA 3 | UAE SPR 3 | UAE FEA Ret | RSA SPR 5 | RSA FEA Ret | IDN SPR 10 | IDN FEA 13 | MEX SPR 5 | MEX FEA 7 | USA SPR 18 | USA FEA Ret | CHN SPR 6 | CHN FEA 1 | 12th | 56 |
| 2006–07 | Czech Republic | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR 5 | CZE FEA 2 | BEI SPR 8 | BEI FEA 6 | MYS SPR Ret | MYS FEA 14 | IDN SPR | IDN FEA | NZL SPR 17 | NZL FEA 12 | AUS SPR 9 | AUS FEA 5 | RSA SPR 11 | RSA FEA Ret | MEX SPR | MEX FEA | SHA SPR | SHA FEA | GBR SPR | GBR SPR | 12th | 27 |
| 2007–08 | Czech Republic | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR | CZE FEA | MYS SPR | MYS FEA | ZHU SPR 5 | ZHU FEA 8 | NZL SPR Ret | NZL FEA 11 | AUS SPR 18 | AUS FEA 15 | RSA SPR | RSA FEA | MEX SPR | MEX FEA | SHA SPR | SHA FEA | GBR SPR | GBR SPR | 19th | 10 |